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On 21 December 2012 the Milan Court of Appeals ruled in favor of three Google executives in the ‘Google Vividown’ case –finding them ‘not guilty’ for unlawful data processing pursuant to Italian data protection laws in connection with a video showing an autistic boy being bullied by his classmates uploaded to the Google Video platform…. continua
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On March 25, 2013 the Court of Milan found Google not liable for defamation in respect of the results generated by its Autocomplete and Related Searches functions, which brought up words that the plaintiffs deemed defamatory in connection with the plaintiffs’ names. The Court of Milan’s decision is remarkable since it takes a completely different… continua
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Introduction Online advertising is the backbone of the internet business model. However, the practice by online advertisers in bidding to use keywords purchased from search engines featuring famous brand names may hurt brand owners’ reputation or divert consumers. Moreover, the internet offers more opportunities for counterfeiters. Indeed, many online stores, usually run by providers outside the European Union, imitate stores selling genuine… continua
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On 21 December 2012, the Milan Court of Appeals overturned the decision issued in 2010 by the Court of Milan in the ’Google Vividown’ case. Filed on 27 February 2013, the Court of Appeals’ decision was based on and confirmed the general principle that Internet Service Providers (ISPs) have no general duty to monitor user-uploaded content on their systems. Laura Liguori… continua
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PUBBLICITA’ – PROTEZIONE DEI CONSUMATORI Pubblicità delle bevande alcoliche L’Istituto di Autodisciplina Pubblicitaria ha modificato l’articolo 22 del Codice di Autodisciplina della Comunicazione Commerciale, introducendo il divieto di utilizzare nella pubblicità di bevande alcoliche segni, disegni, personaggi e persone direttamente e primariamente legati ai minori che possano generare un diretto interesse su di loro. Restrizioni… continua
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2012 was characterized by a number of innovations in legal provisions, case law and regulations concerning the Internet, e-commerce, advertising and intellectual property that affected the evolution of these sectors. This article deals with the main innovations of 2012 in the aforementioned fields and tries to predict some possible new trends for the coming year…. continua